Banter Workbook: 65 Short Reading Passages for Primary School Students

Designed for adult read-alouds (for younger students and students with reading difficulties) and reading practice (for more confident readers), this seven-module library includes passages about:

• common interests for reluctant readers (including passages about Pokemon, Minecraft, Mario, Disney, supercars, and steam-trains);
• classic fables;
• explanations of familiar things;
• annual celebrations and other events;
• Australian history; and
• famous scientists and their discoveries.

This 120-page resource is rounded out with a module of short biographies, with models, questions, and scaffolds to support students to write their own.